Has anyone done a review of the intel i5 2550k, I can't find any reviews on the internet. I have my eye set on an i5 2550k witha sabertooth p67 motherboard and a pair of crossfire hd 6950 for my next gaming rig, but there is not much info out there on the i5 2550k:gaming benchmarks,how it overclocks etc. Anyone able to suggest any sources of reviews for that cpu? Cheers.
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Here are some bench test results for the 2500K 
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434
Some 2500k reviews
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434
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2550k is basicly 2500k with iGPU disabled and 100mhz higher clocked.
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You won't find much because the i5-2550K is not that much different than a i5-2500K so why do a different review? From a quick 10 minute Google search and comparing the specs from the Intel website i was able to find out the following
here are the links from Intel website:
i5-2055K
i5-2500K
Conclusion.... save your money and get a 2500K instead, you may not need the iGPU now but it always comes in handy if your video card has issues.
- The 2550K doesn't have the iGPU
- the 2550K is only clocked 100mhz faster than the 2500K at stock settings
- the 2550K costs $10-$15 more than the 2500K
here are the links from Intel website:
i5-2055K
i5-2500K
Conclusion.... save your money and get a 2500K instead, you may not need the iGPU now but it always comes in handy if your video card has issues.
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I have one in my folding rig, it's running @ 4.8ghz w/ ~1.42 vcore IIRC, and it's getting me around 58k PPD on p6903 WU's.
I have seen others on ocn get theres up to 5.0-5.2ghz, so that leads me to believe I could go higher, but I am using an old h50 to cool it ATM so I don't want to push it too hard.
As faint1001 said it has no iGPU, and 100mhz faster default clock.
I actually got mine cheaper than a 2500k, so that's why I bought it. Last month Microcenter had them for $135, so I couldn't pass that up.
I have seen others on ocn get theres up to 5.0-5.2ghz, so that leads me to believe I could go higher, but I am using an old h50 to cool it ATM so I don't want to push it too hard.
As faint1001 said it has no iGPU, and 100mhz faster default clock.
I actually got mine cheaper than a 2500k, so that's why I bought it. Last month Microcenter had them for $135, so I couldn't pass that up.
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Doh, 2550k 
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$135 really? I got it for $150 I thought that was the microcenter deal haha. Anyways, if you can get this cpu at microcenter then I would suggest doing so. I have mine overclocked to 4.5 @1.32 with load temps in the low/mid 50's with my Zalman cnps11x etreme. This is with an Asus p8z68v-pro/gen3 board btw so that sabertooth may do even better. Will post shots after I fiddle with my ram.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by anubis1127Â 
The 2500k benches will be roughly the same as the 2550k anyhow.
The 2500k benches will be roughly the same as the 2550k anyhow.
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Is it possible that the CPU could be higher binned than the 2500k, like the 2700k to the 2600k, or not?
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